SEC and CFTC to Hold Public Roundtable on Swaps

The SEC and the CFTC will hold a public roundtable to discuss the schedule for implementing final rules for swaps and security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act on May 2-3, 2011 at the CFTC’s headquarters.  Both meetings will be open to the public.

The roundtable is expected to include panel discussions of (1) compliance dates for new rules for existing trading platforms and clearinghouses and the registration and compliance with rules for new platforms, such as swap and security-based swap execution facilities, and data repositories for swaps and security-based swaps; (2) compliance dates for new requirements for dealers and major participants in swaps and security-based swaps; (3) implementation of clearing mandates; (4) compliance dates for financial entities such as hedge funds, asset managers, insurance companies and pension funds subject to a clearing mandate and other requirements; and (5) considerations with regard to non-financial end users.